The regulation of CD4+ T cell responses during protozoan infections.
CD4+ T cells are critical for defence against protozoan parasites. Intracellular protozoan parasite infections generally require the development of a Th1 cell response, characterised by the production of IFNγ and TNF that are critical for the generation of microbiocidal molecules by phagocytes, as w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00498/full |